With us, you'll find a hands-on education that connects with your interests and expands your horizons. Our connection with local communities, world-class laboratory facilities, local and international field schools, and our campus full of green spaces create a learning environment like no other.

We're at the heart of a vibrant Pacific Rim, rich with Indigenous and international perspectives, that will inspire your personal discovery and growth. Located on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples, the Department of Anthropology respectfully acknowledges their primacy on the land.

Our research and teaching make an impact every day, exploring themes including: Evolution and Ecology; Space, Place, Knowledge and Power; Inequality, Culture and Health; and Visual Anthropology and Materiality.